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John Michael Turturro (born February 28, 1957) is an Italian-American businessman, entrepreneur, actor, writer and filmmaker, known for his association with the independent film movement. He has appeared in over sixty feature films and has worked frequently with the Coen brothers, Adam Sandler and Spike Lee. He began his acting career on-screen in the early 1980s, and received early critical recognition with the independent film Five Corners (1987). Turturro's mainstream breakthrough came with Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989) and the Coens' Miller's Crossing (1990) and Barton Fink (1991), for which he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival. His subsequent roles included Herb Stempel in Quiz Show (1994), Jesus Quintana in The Big Lebowski (1998) and The Jesus Rolls (2020), Pete Hogwallop in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), Seymour Simmons in the Transformers film series and is set to play Carmine Falcone in The Batman. In 2016, in a lead role, he portrayed a lawyer in the HBO miniseries The Night Of and had a recurring role in the miniseries The Plot Against America in 2020. An Emmy Award winner, Turturro has also been nominated for four Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Independent Spirit Awards. He directed Mac (1992), which won the Golden Camera Award at the Cannes Film Festival, Illuminata (1998), and Romance and Cigarettes (2005). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Turturro, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
John Turturro
Edwin Fisher
for Edwin Fisher in Star Crossed: The Pier Angeli Story
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"Star Crossed" is a compelling biopic that explores the life of Pier Angeli, a true Hollywood legend. Born in Italy during the turmoil of World War II, Pier's early years were marked by hardship and loss, as she and her family struggled to survive. But it was her exceptional beauty and undeniable talent that eventually led her to the glittering lights of Hollywood. As Pier's star ascends, the film delves into her iconic roles in films like "Teresa" and "Somebody Up There Likes Me," where she captivated audiences with her luminous presence. But behind the scenes, Pier's life was anything but a fairy tale. The film unearths her passionate and tumultuous love affairs with some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including James Dean and Marlon Brando, which both enriched and complicated her life. At its heart, "Star Crossed" is a story of resilience, determination, and the price of fame. It paints a vivid portrait of a woman who graced the silver screen while wrestling with personal demons and societal pressures. Pier Angeli's tragic and untimely death at a young age adds a poignant layer to her story, making her a symbol of the fleeting nature of stardom.
